What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Iraq and Macao?

0.18 per 100 people, with Iraq ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Macao?

47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs Macao: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

Iraq

11.46 per 100 people

in 2024

Macao

11.28 per 100 people

in 2024

Iraq rank

97th

Macao rank

100th

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

Iraq
Macao

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 11.46 per 100 people against 11.28 per 100 people in Macao, a difference of 0.18 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Macao ahead.

Iraq ranks 97th and Macao ranks 100th of 214 countries.

Macao has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Macao	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.9276 per 100 people	1.37 per 100 people	0.4455 per 100 people	Macao
1980s	3.15 per 100 people	14.17 per 100 people	11.02 per 100 people	Macao
1990s	3.32 per 100 people	36.24 per 100 people	32.92 per 100 people	Macao
2000s	4.03 per 100 people	35.99 per 100 people	31.96 per 100 people	Macao
2010s	5.99 per 100 people	24.05 per 100 people	18.06 per 100 people	Macao
2020s	6.72 per 100 people	13.4 per 100 people	6.69 per 100 people	Macao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Iraq or Macao?: Iraq, at 11.46 per 100 people against 11.28 per 100 people in Macao as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Iraq and Macao?: 0.18 per 100 people, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Macao?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Macao rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Iraq ranks 97th and Macao ranks 100th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit: per 100 people
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 14,535 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.